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Mandazi

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mandazi (Fried dough)

"Mandazi ne tea (Mandazi and tea)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇺🇬 Uganda
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1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mandazi 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kitumbua cha kusukuma (Fried dough)

"Mandazi na chai (Mandazi with tea)"
Mandazi 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Halawa maqli (Fried sweet)

"Jib khamsa mandazi (Bring five mandazi)"

🇺🇬 About Uganda Slang

Ugandan slang draws from Luganda, English, and Swahili, shaped by Kampala's vibrant youth culture and Afrobeats music scene.

KASINARY has 1867 Uganda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Mandazi" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mandazi 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kitumbua cha kusukuma (Fried dough)
Mandazi 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Halawa maqli (Fried sweet)
Mandazi 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mkate wa tamu (Sweet bread)
Mandazi 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Amandazi ya Kiswahili (Swahili donuts)

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